SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES+, 21/03/2025

Rivers emergency rule: N’Assembly backs Tinubu as Fubara counters President’s allegation

I’ve no hands in attacks on oil installations in Rivers, says Fubara

2027: Atiku announces opposition coalition to challenge Tinubu

N77,000 allowance to take effect in March – NYSC DG

Two killed in another Abuja tanker accident

Nigerian Idol return for season 10 as Iyanya joins judges

Coventry becomes IOC’s first woman leader

Finland ranked world’s happiest country

Trump signs order closing education department

Oklahoma man put to death in third execution in US this week

British teenagers targeted by Nigerian sextortion gangs –UK agency

Ex-Canadian PM Trudeau, four envoys, others to grace Alaafin’s coronation

FG attracts $14bn, €250m foreign investments from India, Netherlands

Nigerian passport slips to 91st-place in 2025- Henley Index

Founder of military barracks Mammy Market dies at 86


DID YOU KNOW?

  • ‘Irish twins’ are siblings born to the same mother within a 12-month period. The term emerged in the 1800s as a way to describe the frequent births of children to Irish Catholic immigrant families who followed Church teachings on birth control.
  • Bats are the only flying mammals.

Abuja explosion: Tinubu orders victims’ treatment, death toll hits 10

36 state assemblies unify rules on lawmakers’ suspension, impeachment

Natasha fights back as constituents intensify recall move

CJN denies freeing Nnamdi Kanu as case begins afresh today

Alleged procurement fraud: Court rejects EFCC’s additional proof of evidence against Emefiele

Appeal Court dismisses suit seeking dethronement of Emir of Zazzau

Ibadan stampede: Oyo drops murder charges against Ooni’s ex-queen, others

Court remands five in Kwara college student murder trial

We are not aware of North’s communities peace deal with bandits – DHQ 

Military hands over 75 rehabilitated terrorists to Borno govt

Kidnapping: Police deploy intervention squad on Sagamu-Benin Expressway

Rivers: Atiku, Obi, el-Rufai, Amaechi are disgruntled politicians – Presidency

NDPC investigating TikTok, Truecaller for alleged data breach

FG seeks support for 3.2 million displaced Nigerians

Tinubu’s reforms break 20-year records in para-military services – Tunji-Ojo

FG pardoned 4,000 prisoners, saved N1bn feeding cost – Minister

2,125 illegal refineries destroyed, 700 vandals arrested in 2024 – Minister

FG to release N400bn gas infrastructure fund in two weeks—Petroleum minister

FG Panel reconvenes Monday over naira-for-crude crisis

FG’s MREIF secures N250bn, attracts private sector investors

Customs commits 4 percent of annual wage to CSR

FG begins rehabilitation of 32km Bauchi roads

FG to recruit more agro rangers for farmers’ protection

FG approves NYSC mobilisation for full-time HND graduates

Part-time HND graduates not eligible for NYSC – FG

NiMet guides 70m farmers using climate data

NAFDAC alerts Nigerians on falsified Oxycontin 80mg

NABTEB to digitalise exams, boost efficiency –Registrar

FRSC vows clampdown on Lagos-Ibadan road one-way riders

Wike offers to foot medical bills of Abuja truck explosion victims

Poly students back Tinubu on Rivers emergency rule

NHRC accuses police officer, village head of extorting alleged witchcraft suspect

MACBAN urges FG to update livestock population data

Ramadan: Dangote foundation donates 25,000 bags of rice to Bauchi residents

Olivet Baptist High School old students launch endowment fund

Gongola Peoples Forum Appeals To Governor Fintiri To Pardon Sunday Jackson

Uwazuruike defends Wike, blasts Fubara over Rivers crisis

She-Fix 2025: NNPC Retail Honours Female Mechanics

Nigeria Food Summit holds in Lagos

FXTM sponsors Lagos cycling event

First Holdco’s N150bn rights issue 25% oversubscribed

Dangote Cement lists N38bn 10-year bond on NGX

Transcorp decries N650bn power generation debt

Success not determined by varsity degree – Coscharis CEO

PDP backs Adeleke as APC accuses gov of nepotism

APC backs Tinubu as Atiku, Obi, El-Rufai intensify coalition talks

No political realignment can stop Tinubu in 2027 – Ganduje

Rivers Sole Administrator Ibas assumes office, vows to ensure peace

Sanwo-Olu swears in eight new perm secs

Okpebholo dissociates self from south-south govs on emergency rule in Rivers 

I am constructing 60km roads across the state, says Aiyedatiwa 

Alia fumes as bandits kill two soldiers, others in Benue

Yusuf vows to protect consumers’ rights, ensure product safety in Kano

Ekiti farm settlement dormitories to attract youths – Oyebanji

Chief Judge frees 95 inmates in Katsina

Ekiti disowns fake recruitment portal for teachers

Kano pilgrims board confirms 3,155 for 2025 Hajj

Kano gives property owners three-month for occupation or risk revocation

Ogun issues flood alert, urges residents to relocate

Kebbi dismisses substandard materials’ allegation in N7bn road project

N70bn fraud: Bauchi criticises EFCC, alleges political witch-hunt

Lagos sees surge in public school enrolment as Sanwo-Olu prioritizes education

Fallen container grounds motorists on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

Asaba 1967 massacre: Our people need apology, Obi of Asaba tells Tinubu

Eko Electric worker electrocuted during reconnection

Hoodlums rape, kill 11-year-old Delta student

Teenager shot by Imo landlord dies after surgery

How drunk policeman killed my son, Niger widow cries out

Gombe blind graduate begs Yahaya, Senator for job


TODAY IN HISTORY

  • On this day in 2006, Jack Dorsey sent the world’s first Twitter message, or tweet. The microblogging service which is now known as X, revolutionized the communication and social networking landscape. In 2012, about 340 million tweets were posted per day.

Culture does not make people. People make culture. – Chimamanda Adichie

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